GRE Word List
ENGAGED
involved in activity : occupied
The meaning of the word engaged is involved in activity : occupied.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |